Igor Kamenz

Igor Kamenz (* 1968 in Khabarovsk ) is a Russian-German pianist .

Life

Kamenz was born in the Russian Far East . He received musical training at an early age and appeared as a child in the Soviet Union as a conductor, pianist and composer. As a teenager he emigrated with his parents from the Soviet Union to West Germany. He studied with Vitaly Margulis and Sergiu Celibidache .

Awards

Kamenz has won numerous international piano competitions (including 17 first prizes, 15 second prizes, 15 special prizes). These include the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (1988: 2nd prize together with Benjamin Pasternack, 1st prize not awarded, 1991: 2nd prize together with Olivier Cazal, 1st prize not awarded), the Pilar Bayona Piano Competition (1987 : 1st Prize), the Concours National de Piano Claude Kahn (1985: 1st Prize), the World Piano Competition Cincinnati (1988: 1st Prize together with Eric Himy) and the Bremen Piano Competition (1993. 2nd Prize together with Cédric Tiberghien , 1st prize not awarded).

Web links

• Works by and about Igor Kamenz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Igor Kamenz's website
• Short biography on C. Bechstein's website
• Short biography on the website of IMG Artists

Individual evidence

1. ↑ H. Mauro, "You can't see those in the dark.", Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2009.
2. ↑ "The Eternal Winner", Süddeutsche Zeitung No. 255, 2014.
3. ^ Concours Claude Kahn. Retrieved November 25, 2014 . 
4. ^ Cincinnati World Piano Competition. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 16, 2014 ; accessed on November 13, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.